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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 5.Purpose III – Exploring the Concrete Issues of H. E. Governance A survey of the concrete elements of the topic by providing a first definition of (good) governance by asking a basic question by deriving and itemizing a few questions in detail

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 that institutional set-up and those processes at strategic level of both higher education and research institutions and of national and international systems which are concerned with the identification, validation, and realisation of those prerequisites and consequences and of that culture and those steering devices which pertain to institutional autonomy and individual freedom in their contexts with public responsibility of the institution to be governed, a)An approximate definition: (Good) higher education governance may be defined as

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 and which must be described and developed for the sake of maintaining and enhancing benefits with regard to the well-being of individuals and society, traditional academic values and objectives, quality and quality assurance, institutional positioning, effectiveness and efficiency of mass higher education and advanced research in democratic societies

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 based on expert competence, on inclusion and participation, on the rule of law, on the freedom of ethically responsible individuals, and on mutual respect, and – to add the notion of good governance to the definition of governance of higher education as such – serves these objectives best and at least to an optimum of compromise between conflicting aims and devices

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 Basic questions derived from the definition What does this entail in concrete terms? How can answers be found and how can answers be translated into reality? In particular, how to indentify H. E. objectives of societal and personal benefit, and how to arrive at H. E. governance elements fit for these purposes?

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 Identify and protect academic freedom of the individual and of minorities a value in its own right a prerequisite for creativity possible clashes with overall policies of the insitution

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 Mission and stakeholders: considering more and more diversified missions of higher education institutions, and how this reflects governance models and involvement of different stakeholders in the decision-making process. Governance of entire higher education systems: looking into governance of complete systems of higher education, i.e. the national – or even European and global – level, including identification of current practices and best practices. 3.Suggestion of some points to consider (itemisation)

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 Autonomy and external participation: autonomy of an institution and the role of society, state, and other external stakeholders in governance. Internal participation and levels of governance and management: concepts of governance within a higher education institution and practical implementation.

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Gouvernance de lenseignement supérieur entre culture démocratique, aspirations académiques et forces du marché Higher Education Governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces Strasbourg, 22/23 September 2005 Interdependence between culture, management and governance: influence of the overall cultural setting on higher education governance, different notions of governance between the strategic policy level and the technocratic management approach, also related to the discussion on legitimacy of representatives in governing bodies and the call for professionalism. Stimulating stakeholder participation: from making legal provisions for stakeholder – namely student – participation to ensuring widespread acceptance of opportunities to participate in democratic governance structures.